After meeting on it earlier this month, the Board of Regents is responding to a student group claiming their drag show was “Kid-Friendly,” by temporarily pausing minors attending Student organization events on state university campuses:
“We respect the First Amendment, but none of us are happy about children being encouraged to participate in this event on a university campus,” Roberts said in a statement.
Sometimes the wheels of government aren’t as nimble as we’d like, but I’d also say it looks like they have it handled as they should.
I hope all the upset parents that went to the show are asked to speak at the meeting to air their complaints so we can all understand how bad this show was for the kids. Obviously, there has to be a number of people who were there and are outraged for this to be an issue and it’s not just a matter of people being offended without having actually been there. Being offended and needing safe spaces is for democrats, right?
Interesting logic. Do you also not take preventative measures to keep your house from catching on fire until you see flames? Do you believe universities also have to locate an offended minority before taking down a racist display?
I’m generally for safe spaces for children, where they can be free from grotesque sexualization efforts.
Hear! Hear! Ban public beaches!
Your logic is the interesting one. There is no mortal danger here like your house fire example.
Who is the offended minority here? There isn’t one. The offended minorities proposition is laughable, because yes, there is always an offended group that has to exist before something happens. (e.g. blackface, Washington redskins, Atlanta brave chop). And usually when one exists it take a long time for something to happen, as in the examples. Also, in the three examples the offended group is the subject of the offensive acts, they are being mocked or caricaturized. That is not the case with what is happening here. Here we have a group of people who have no connection to the matter, CHOOSING to insert themselves so they can be offended. The “offended minority” would have to be a group of crossdressers saying this is a mocking portrayal of how cross dressers are, otherwise the offended minority argument doesn’t follow logic.
As far as safe places for the kids, it was a university. The acts here were not pointed at kids, yes, the posting said something about kids welcomed, or inviting kids. However, to act like it was trying to lure kids or unwittingly dupe them (or their parents) into attending is a stretch. I’ve never been to a drag show, but I have seen a picture of Ru Paul and could figure out its not something I want to see, like any person with a little bit of common sense. If you disagree that any reasonably sensible person did not know what a drag show is, then back to my original point, show me the upset parent that attended.
Would I take my kids? No. Does that mean if some other parents wants to take their kids I should stop them? No.
For party that talks about freedom and individual responsibility, we sure do seem to like to get involved in other people’s freedom and try to save them from themselves a lot.
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First of all, there is an offended group in this case. Many women are getting fed up with having their femininity mocked by drag queens. There have been posts on this site making just that point.
Second, your reply misses the point. The point is that we do not have to show that offense or damages have occurred in fact before taking preventative measures. That was the premise of your original post.
Third, we do not let parents do whatever they want with their kids under the rubric of “personal freedom.” Yes, freedom is good, but we also recognize the need to protect children in cases. Not all parents do their job well.
Why would you be against a simple, temporary policy change meant to prevent children from being exposed to quasi-pornographic displays while the regents figure out what to do? We’re not talking about something expensive or permanent here.
“…fed up with having their femininity mocked by drag queens”
Do you ever listen to yourself? Victims everywhere.
Good. Now the bor needs to put a moratorium on state universities sending their activists into k-12 schools and meddling in their affairs in other ways.
Amen.
Someone tell Jon Schaff to bug off.